優 — u

Parts that make up 優

How 優 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 優 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 人, 憂.

Korean example words with 優

• 남우男優 Korean gloss: 남자 배우
• 여우女優 Korean gloss: 여자 배우
• 우열優劣 Korean gloss: 나음과 못함
• 우점優點 Korean gloss: 매우 훌륭한 점
• 우월優越 Korean gloss: 다른 것보다 나음
• 우수優秀 Korean gloss: 여럿 가운데 뛰어남
• 우은優恩 Korean gloss: 임금의 두터운 은혜
• 우량優良 Korean gloss: 물건의 품질이나 상태가 좋음
• 우등優等 Korean gloss: 성적 따위가 우수한 것. 또는 그런 성적
• 우실優失 Korean gloss: 남보다 나은 점과 못한 점을 아울러 이르는 말
• 우세優勢 Korean gloss: 상대편보다 힘이나 세력이 강함. 또는 그 힘이나 세력
• 우반優班 Korean gloss: 학교나 학원 따위에서 편성한 반 가운데 상대적으로 우수한 등급의 반

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 優

• 優勝ゆうしょう overall victory; championship; winning the title
• 俳優はいゆう actor; actress; player
• 優先ゆうせん preference; priority; precedence
• 女優じょゆう actress; female actor
• 優秀ゆうしゅう superior; excellent; brilliant
• 優遇ゆうぐう favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality
• 優位ゆうい predominance; superiority; ascendancy
• 優良ゆうりょう superior; excellent; fine
• 優勢ゆうせい superiority; superior power; predominance
• 最優遇さいゆうぐう most favourable treatment; most favorable treatment; very warm reception
• 優しいやさしい tender; kind; gentle
• 優雅ゆうが elegant; graceful; refined

Characters sharing the phonetic 憂

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “우” in Korean.

Other hanja read “우”

Other hanja with radical 人